Sharing experience, insights, and practical solutions from real projects. Architecture, performance, processes, and teams.
When synchronous calls strangle your system, how to implement events painlessly, Kafka vs RabbitMQ in practice, and why eventual consistency is a conscious choice. Typical production cases with metrics and a breakdown of all EDA pitfalls.
Deep dive into C4 model — a framework for architecture visualization that actually works. From context to code, with real examples, diagrams, and mistakes I made. How to document architecture so people read and understand it.
Comprehensive guide on vector and graph databases for developers: from embeddings to production-ready RAG with antipatterns, architectural solutions, case studies, and Python examples.
An expert Cassandra deep dive for Python/backend engineers: from the masterless architecture to a production-ready cluster with monitoring.
Expert guide to Apache Kafka for Python developers: from concepts to production-ready FastAPI integration. Practical examples, pitfalls, and testing.
Deep dive into deferred annotations (PEP 649), template strings (PEP 750), and JIT compiler for architects and tech leads.
When MDX files in your repo work better than Contentful or Strapi. Exploring type-safe content, custom components, and content layer architecture — without unnecessary abstractions and monthly bills.
Reflections on the nature of software architecture, the cemetery of projects, and the cost of transitions. Written in 2017 — still relevant.
When it's really time to split, Strangler Fig in practice, distributed tracing from day one, and what to do with shared code. Real-world migration case with metrics and honest talk about pitfalls.
My top favorite in frontend architecture. Explaining how FSD layers — from shared to pages — transform a mess into a structured system that scales painlessly. Speaking from experience after implementing it in a dozen projects.